Unavailability of investigating officers main reason for move
Unavailability of investigating officers main reason for move
In an order that could further burden the upper subordinate ranks of the south-east district police, the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Mandeep Singh Randhawa has refrained them from going to their homes all seven days of the week without prior permission from their seniors.
The order, which was issued a few days ago, cited unavailability of investigating officers to provide case details as the main reason for coming up with such instructions. Upper subordinates include assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) and ranks above it. “Often it has been seen that when senior officers need information on the cases being handled by these officers, they are not present in the police station or are unavailable which causes inconvenience,” said a senior police officer, adding, “Therefore we decided to take such a step.”
Sources said that the order also states that these officers can go to their homes once a week, but only after getting written approval from their sub-division’s assistant commissioner of police (ACP), who is the main supervisory officer.
Even as senior officers are expecting that the new directions would yield better results, officers who fall under this category are a disgruntled lot as they think of it as an imposing dictum.
An ASI posted in the southeast district said on condition of anonymity: “From the very contents of this order it looks imposing,” adding, “How is it possible for any working human being not to go home for a week ”
An angry sub-inspector questioned: “We work and earn for our family and such an order refrains us from even meeting them. What kind of a job environment is this ”
Besides, one other concerns raised by upper subordinates officers is the lack of infrastructure in police stations across Delhi. “There is hardly proper space and resources for the officers to sit in police stations. I do not know how all of them will sleep.”
